Udhayanidhi demands high-level judicial inquiry into killing of three Tamils by Karnataka forest officials
Opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin has demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the deaths of three Tamils allegedly killed by Karnataka forest officials. He claims the post-mortem report indicates the victims were tortured before being shot at point-blank range.
Why it matters
The incident has sparked significant political tension between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, raising concerns over interstate relations and human rights abuses by law enforcement.
Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) demanded a high-level judicial inquiry, instead of an inquiry by the Karnataka State police, into the killing of three Tamils – Antonysamy, John Rose Peter, and Kumar – by personnel of the Karnataka State Forest Department (in an alleged exchange of fire).
Raising the issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, he said the post-mortem report had clearly established that the three men had been brutally murdered. “According to the post-mortem report, the three had been tortured before being shot at point-blank range. Their ribs had been broken,” he said.
Mr. Udhayanidhi wanted to know whether the Tamil Nadu government had written to Karnataka, seeking an explanation about the incident, and whether Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had expressed his condemnation when he met his Karnataka counterpart D.K. Shivakumar, who had visited Tamil Nadu a few days ago.
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